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Redskins InsiderTypically, we don’t bring up joke candidates unless they are doing something funny. Well, supposed LG candidate Patrick Muldoon makes it onto Virtucon for the second time today under that exception.
Muldoon apparently wasn’t just content to be outraised by LG Bill Bolling by a factor of greater than 2,400 times, reporting only $293 cash on hand [...]
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Sen. Mark Obenshain is calling for the privatization of Virginia’s ABC stores. He will soon be introducing legislation to achieve this and has started a grassroots group on Facebook to build support for it.
If ever there was a time to challenge traditional notions about business as usual in Virginia, this is it!
There are certain core [...]
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Yesterday, we blasted DPV for not understanding that AG Bob McDonnell’s proposed legislative agenda was limited to those areas that deal with his job as Attorney General.
Today, the Richmond Times-Dispatch joins the fray and goes after Terry McAuliffe for making the same rookie mistake that DPV did.
Because of the challenges relating to the shortfall, McDonnell [...]
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From WTOP:
In the lieutenant governor’s race, incumbent Republican Bill Bolling had about $722,000 on hand for his re-election bid. His GOP challenger, Patrick Muldoon, had less than $300. Democrat John Bowerbank had about $181,000 while his primary opponent, former state Finance Secretary Jody Wagner, reported about $285,000.
Actually, Bolling has at least 2,407 times the amount [...]
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From WTOP -
In the attorney general’s race, Democrat Steve Shannon entered the election year with far more money than any attorney general candidate. Shannon, a House of Delegates member unopposed for the Democratic nomination, reported $747,000 on hand. In the GOP field, state Sen. Kenneth Cuccinelli had $228,000 on hand, John Brownlee had nearly $117,000 [...]
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-- President Ronald Reagan from "The Speech" - October 27, 1964
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